JIMI HENDRIX - LONDON AND THE FIRST TWO WEEKS
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JIMI HENDRIX - ARRIVING IN LONDON AND THE FIRST TWO WEEKS
Featuring: Auditions, Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell, Eric Clapton & Cream.
Content:
00:00. ARRIVING IN LONDON
with a Fender Stratocaster, a spare set of clothes, and a jar of Valderma
02:30. THE LONDON ROCK ESTABLISHMENT -
Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck were celebrated as the guitar heroes, while The Who dazzled audiences with their electrifying, and spectacular stage performances.
03:51. JIMI MEETS KATHY ETCHINGHAM
I wanted him to be not only my friend but also my lover. He was a completely different kind of connection.
07:00. NOEL REDDING AUDITIONS (Having a novice bassist like Noel was advantageous, as it meant he had no preconceived notions about the instrument.) (7.00 - 9.25))
09:25. NOEL RECOUNTS THE STORY
He said, I must be groovy to have hair like that and as we walked back he asked if I would come up to the audition room again the next day as he hoped I’d be in a new group with him. ) (9.25 - 10.52)
10.52 JIMI MEETS MITCH MITCHELL
With a promising background in music and an evident affinity for the drums, Mitch would soon prove to be an essential piece of The Jimi Hendrix Experience puzzle, contributing his remarkable talent to their iconic sound.
12:50. WALKING THE STREETS OF LONDON
During those early days, we had leisurely afternoons with time to spare, and Jimi loved nothing more than strolling through the city, taking in the sights like an awe-struck tourist. The old buildings fascinated him, with their intricate gargoyles, statues, and ornate decorations that adorned the streets of London.
14:23. JIMI'S JAMS WITH CREAM & ERIC CLAPTON FREAKS OUT
"Eric nearly fainted," Chas later revealed to us. "He said, 'Give us a cigarette, man! Is he really this good, or can he only do that one piece?'" When I assured him that Jimi was the real deal, Eric could only exclaim, "Oh my God!" He had only heard ten bars at the most. Within a week, he had his hair frizzed and would come by our flat anytime he had a spare moment, to be with Hendrix.
17:16. DECIDING A DRUMMER - MITCHELL WINS THE COIN TOSS
"So that night, Jimi and I went back to the apartment and flipped a coin to decide who would be the drummer - Dunbar or Mitchell," Chandler explains. "We couldn't make up our minds. Rehearsals had to start soon as the tour was only ten days away. Luckily, Mitch won the toss
18:48. NOBODY WANTED TO SING
The main - or rather huge - problem was that nobody wanted to sing, not even at rehearsals. Even though Jimi had been singing in New York, he was still nervous about being in England and got terrible embarrassed about singing.
19:44. SELECTING A NAME
20:43. CHAS CHANDLER - THE PLAN UNFOLDS
21.20 TRUST WAS EVERYTHING FOR US
22:03. THE CONTRACT
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References:
‘JIMI HENDRIX - STARTING AT ZERO’ By Leon Hendrix, Bloomsbury 2013
‘Jimi Hendrix - Electric Gypsy’ by Harry Shapiro & Caesar Glebbeek, Heinemann, 1990.
‘Hendrix - Setting the Record Straight’ By John McDermott with Eddie Kramer, Warner Books, 1992.
‘THROUGH GYPSY EYES - My Life, The 60s, and Jimi Hendrix’ by Kathy Etchingham, Orion, 1998.
‘Are You Experienced? - The inside story of the Jimi Hendrix Experience’ by Noel Redding and Carol Appleby, Fourth Estate Ltd, 1990.
‘Jimi Hendrix - The Inside Story’ By Mitch Mitchell with John Platt, Harmony Books, 1990.
’Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky - the Life of Jimi Hendrix, by David Henderson, Bantam Edition, October 1981.
‘The Inner Word of Jimi Hendrix’ by Monika Dannemann, Bloomsbury Publishing, 1995.
‘CROSSTOWN TRAFFIC: Jimi Hendrix and post-war pop’ by Charles Shaar Murray, Faber & Faber, 1989.
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That contract, in all its devilish detail, is still better than music streaming services today…
You're probably right!
@@BELLY_BUTTON_WINDOW as I was listening to your description of Jimi's contract no wonder his estate is such a mess.
Jack Bruce’s description of Jimi Hendrix is the best and most accurate ever said. “Eric Clapton is a master guitarist but Jimi is a force of nature”.
Brilliant isn't it!
Or how about this (from a DJ in Chicago) “Jimi Hendrix created a whole new school of guitar playing. Unfortunately no one else has ever graduated.”
Ya know, today his well-meaning comment would be construed as being "racist".
I really like hearing these stories about Jimi. Because he was very special to my own youth. Everybody said he was their favorite musician.
Thanks, that's why they need to be retold. Cheers
When Jimi did Woodstock he was the highest paid musical act in all of music. Santana got $1500 bucks - The JHE got 100k. It sickens me how the people around him took full advantage of his kind hearted and easy going nature. They kept him high and took as much $ as they could. This man was and in my opinion, still is, the greatest guitarist to ever live. He deserved better.
Hi, totally agree, unfortunately some people will do anything for $.
Power of Attorney. The one hitch in any contract no artist should sign. You could fill the ocean with the amount of artists who have been destroyed by that one.
Awaome to know
Yeah, for sure, I could have heard more!
Jimi Hendrix did not receive anywhere near $100,000 for playing Woodstock. He was was paid $18,000.
I saw him at the Upper Cut club in Stratford on this trip. I was 17 and could'nt believe my eyes and ears. Nobody there knew who he was of course, but how was that to change.!!
Awesome!
The beginning of the Goat. The highway Chile had arrived. He scared the Hell out of them.
That's for sure!
Jeez, can u imagine being in the Scotch at Carnaby str. with Jimi playing his style for the first time to your ears....Man!!!!
I can't, that's why I tell the story! Cheers my friend.
The Scotch (Scotch At St James) isn't anywhere near Carnaby Street. It's in Masons Yard at the back of the Cavendish Hotel in Jermyn Street, accessed from Duke Street St James.
Kathy. Should be in charge of his estate instead of Janie. Kathy is very protective of his image and legacy
I actually believed Janie Hendrix would have done a much better job than Alan Douglas and those ghastly reissues!
Well, Janie started out fine with a reissue of the British "Are You Experienced" with three British bonus Singles.
After that, she released - Axis Bold As Love, Electric Ladyland and A Band Of Gypsies.
It's been an avalanche of releases which have no rhyme or reason!
I am bitter that Janie refuses tp upload all of Jimi's music onto UA-cam!
I definitely think so.
Janie is an oxygen thief.
My dad said his brother Leon didn't get anything over his crack use or any control.
Absolutely! Jimi had a very strong love for Janie though.
It's incredible the notion that Jimi was so self-conscious about his voice. Though he may not have been technically a great singer, he gave it his all, he had great rhythm in his voice, and he had a highly distinctive voice that went well with his music!
Hey Supa, like all of us, Jimi was a person!
dUDE TO PLAY YOU A VOICE.
I think his vocals improved as time went on.
Wow, outstanding. It’s refreshing to hear & learn new details after all these years…
Re Vic Briggs (RIP), The Animals’ new guitarist, he was my yoga teacher in New Zealand. We became friends & he shared several stories about Jimi. I recall him saying that Jeffries became known as “Mike Where’s the Money? Jeffries”…
Awesome, it's great to hear of those personal connections! As for Jeffery, that's no surprise.
True! It was cool to have crossed paths with him & become friends esp with me being a life long Hendrix fan. I was born & raised in South Seattle so I’ve been hep’d so to speak with a fair amount of ‘all things Jimi’ tho I had never met someone who personally spent some time with him so it was great & a bit surreal.
Yep. Jimi found Mike Jeffrey’s stealing his money and when Jimi threatened to take him to court Jimi mysteriously dies.
Do not know why it is so hard to spell Jeffery!
My dad told how he once went to see the kinks in Southampton, there was supposed to be another well known act opening, I forget who, but they had to cancel last minute. The mc explained this to the audience and apologised before introducing their replacement, a young unknown group called the jimi Hendrix experience. Apparently the kinks seemed a little flat after that. Love the kinks but can’t imagine having to follow someone like jimi.
I do recall hearing that, thanks for sharing it. Cheers!
This is a great series, thank you and please keep them coming
Thanks, will posting Episode 3 later today!
Fantastic stuff, please keep it coming
Noel came from Dymchurch he went to the William Harvey Gramma School in Folkestone i knew Noel, Victoria, Tony and Margret who had all Jimi's guitars in the Mill House after she got out of prison i met Andy Summers too when i was a baby sitter for Moog they lent Daryl Wade one to play his Violin through , John did not like being called Mitch he got the hump if you called him that ,
Awesome, thanks for sharing that! Cheers
Very well done. As a geezer, soon to be 67, it refreshed my memory on some occasions, and enlightened me on others. That you!
Wonderful! Best wishes.
Whatever motivated this series is a pure act of love that must be inspired by God. I say that because this is more in depth and shows more passion for the talents of Jimi Hendrix than any of those movies or other documentaries and the world should appreciate the real story of Jimi Hendrix.
I've read room full of mirrors and seen a few Jimi documentary s but there's things in this I didnt know or maybe 1 or 2 that i forgot ,
I truly appreciate those kind words. Believe it or not, it ain't too far fetched. Long story short, I embarked on this journey earlier this year, paying tribute to Jimi on another plaform, part of the motivation was to tell the 'real' story, celebrating the tremendous creativity, rather than the Hollywood misreprentation, as per the movie. And in doing so, it was my opportunity, in a small way, to repay the debt I owe him for the gift of his music, which not only changed my life, changed the lives of his fans, and frankly the world. To be associated with spreading his message has been very enriching. Thanks once again!
Only be 1 Jimi 🎼
Very true!
There is a lot of good stuff here, Thanks!
Thanks!
Keith told me that Eric was shaking so bad he literally could not light his cigarette.
Hi Dennis, you're spot on, that's how it happened!
Holy Crap your style of documentary presentation is comparable to any I’ve seen…actually quite outstanding! Immediate sub and will promote to all musician friends. Been playing Jimi music for many a year as a matter of course as per ubiquity and ffs I wish I could have done it with this depth of insight under my belt + all of this British Rock knowledge not previously known…like the Jim Marshall story and that all the Cats hung out there + Mitch worked at the store and first studied with him…
Thankyou very much for those kind words. Cheers!
They are quit good aren’t they.
Il migliore del pianeta immortale Jimi hendrix❤❤❤❤
si, sono d'accordo
I was what you might call a "latent Hendrix fan- about 5 years after Jimi passed.
I got into the British rock scene in 1971, aged 15. I was an "anglofile," preferring British rock. I became a progressive rock fan- still am, 50 years later.
However, Jethro Tull's This Was album also triggered a British blues interest. Blodwyn Pig was a huge fave because of Mick Abrahams. From there, John Mayall, and Savoy Brown. I had heard all of the Hendrix radio hits. It actually was the posthumous Douglas created Crash Landing album from 1975, and the Easy Rider sntk, and a lot of pot, that triggered the Hendrix catalog! RED house - In the West- timeless.
In fact I wish I had attended the May 25, 1969 San Diego arena Experience gig, of which several songs appeared on " In the West."
The greatest....
That's a great story. It's amazing if true.
Awesome, thanks for sharing this Charles!
One thing inconsistent in this video with all other accounts I'm familiar with is it's account of the origin of the name of Jimi's power trio. I've always heard that co-manager, Mike Jefferys, came up with the band's name, "The Experience" (as in "The Jimi Hendrix Experience"). However, according to this video, it was manager, Chas Chandler, who came with that name.
Fair call, with the course of time, there's different versions of history. Cheers!
Great video! Subscribed
Thank you very much!
An absolutely terrible contract they signed. However that was the norm and looking back in hindsight it’s easy to say. Still they where, like other’s, exploited. When your young, inexperienced in such matters and all you want to do is play music, make a little money and meet the opposite sex, it’s easy to take the artist’s for a ride. Great content, looking forward to more instalments. Thank you !
True!
Hearing the last bit about the contract is wild to me. I can’t say they were crossed bc artists at the time were all basically signing their rights away. But its still such a shocker to me that Jimi & the boys got paid such a small percentage and didn’t have rights over how their image would be sold.
That's how it was. That's why I want to document it for today. Cheers!
Wow. These are great. Really well made. Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Excellent ,thank you ! 🍷💜🔥
You're welcome. Cheers!
Definitely!
Cheers!
Can’t wait for episod 3: Jimi touring in France in 1966 as the supporting act of Johnny Hallyday? 😊
Thanks Eric!
Excellent critique
Thanks!
1968 , 11 years old my brother slipped me a lot of L S D thank God Jimmy came through distance to let me know it's O K , never met but still love his music.
Well done James!
Andy Summers just did an interview with Rick Beato and talks about his experience of Hendrix arrival in London.
Really, thanks for sharing that! Cheers.
Why o why did they not see they were being ripped off signing those contracts??
They were naive to contract law as musician's and just wanted to play music for people and make money doing it. When you hire a lawyer to draw up a contract he/she will do everything they can to enrich their client to get repeat business with them.
TRUE!
Jimi var den första den bästa därför mördades han!
välsignelser!
The music industry is completely sleazy...Jeffreys was a criminal psychopath, Chas should've known way better....Many blessings for Jimi, Mitch and Noel...your music is timeless!!!
You nailed it! Cheers
The industry has been
doing the same thing
for a long time and it
won't change.
Even in Rap music
or hip hop. I'm not a fan of the
genre.
I have some of Jimi's music
in my collection.
I don't have any box sets
And that's ok.
The name was Jeffery...get it right.
Why no pictures of Eric and Jimi on stage ? 🎸
Thanks for the question, I'm not aware that any exist on stage together. Will keep searching!
@@BELLY_BUTTON_WINDOW I have a stage pass from a Hendrix concert
I can't believe that contract. I felt ill hearing that.
True! Thanks for listening.
Chaz Chandler should have never recommended Mike Jeffrey to be Hendrix manager bad move on his part!!!!! Now if Peter Grant had been Hendrix manager Hendrix would have still been alive and extremely rich because the way Peter Grant managed led Zeppelin wow he was an excellent manager
Hey Ronald, Chas was still under contract to Jeffery, so technically he could've had a piece of Hendrix. Good point, it's something that I didn't address. Thankyou for pointing this out. Cheers!
He was also a total thug.
where is part one of this video?
🤣🤣Jimi gave those little white English boys a whooping. Especially R.A.C.I.S.T Clapton. RIP Jimi
RIP Jimi!
I don't think that Clapton was / is a racist. He loved Jimi, he was strongly influenced by black music and helped spread the word about it in the UK. He had even bought a left-handed strat for Jimi, intending to give it to him as a present, one day prior to the latter's death. He performed and recorded "Little Wing" with Derek and the Dominos before Hendrix' untimely demise. All the bizarre stuff that he spouted later in the '70s is, in my opinion, a clear case of mountains of cocaine messing with his mind and causing acute paranoia. Strangely enough, David Bowie, who ended up marrying Iman, went through something similar due to his massive cocaine (mis)use in the 1970s. Just my tuppence worth.
@@Albrecht777 Eric Clapton's eyes watered up discussing Hendrix and Eric use to date Black Super model, Naomi Campbell plus this U S Black Groupie, Devon Wilson. Eric married a Oriental woman. I don't think Eric is a true racist but hated all the Foreigners invading his Country ! London doesn't even look the same anymore. Eric discussing Hendrix , you can feel Eric's Emotions and it's sad ! ua-cam.com/video/IpnMQyWFrXE/v-deo.html
Anyone know if the Jimi Hendrix docuntary by Dave Kramer post 02 was released?
Not sure?
I spoke with Kramer around 10 years ago, at a collector friend's apartment in Everett, Washington. He was gracious enough to show me a couple hours of interviews he had collected, featuring some old friends and lovers of Jimi. I even gave Kramer $200 cash, to help out with his efforts...to this day, I have not heard anything about his supposed documentary!
Remember in the Woodstock film they were paging Eddie Kramer? Lol- it may have had something to do with Hendrix ( don't quote me. I heard it....)
I was at the gig where Hendrix sat in with Cream.
Jimi did two songs , Killing Floor and I’m A Man the Bo Diddley song.
Eric did not , as per popular legend ,leave the stage.
He played confidently throughout and Cream just carried on after Hendrix got down.
Chas Chandler hyped the whole episode up in order to promote Hendrix.
LOL!......Utter BS. Jimi met Clapton briefly through Chas Chandler, at the Polytechnic music Venue in London were Jimi was invited on stage. Jimi played 'Killing the floor' and Clapton got up-set and left the stage because he couldn’t play it. LOL. The rest is history.
@@wilbertkendal2524 its Killing Floor, I have no idea what Killing the Floor is. And Clapton could play Killing Floor, everyone who was a Bules Player could, its a standard. Could they play it as good as Hendrix ? Only SRV could. The rest are mere mortals like Clapton or Buddy Guy. LOL.
@@beecee2205 Whatever?. He still couldn't play it. LOL. And neither could overrated SRV
The story, as Clapton tells it, was the Cream had been working on a version of Killing Floor, but couldn't work out a Rock version of the song. So, when Hendrix whipped out his rapid fire version of the song Clapton was gobsmacked. Clapton knew of Hendrix's CV because Chandler had told him beforehand to get the stage time for Hendrix. So, Clapton was equally impressed as he saw Hendrix as the embodiment of everything he admired in Blues music - the complete package as it were.
@@rickvolman2633 Clapton didn't know 'Jack $**t' about Hendrix. Hendrix blew Clapton away and made him look like an overrated fool.
Noel Redding posed with a
Hagstrom eight string bass guitar.
I believe he owned one?
Did Jimi play the bass
on the album Axis:Bold As
Love?
1960s London classic pics.
Thanks, would have loved to have been there!
When I was a little boy, saw
old television shows that were
located in London.
I've never been outside of the
U.S.A. to visit other countries.
I like the way English 45s were
pressed with inserts.
The Polydor label of
Hey Joe is a collector's item.
Jimi kicked Britons ass, he was the real deal. Purple Haze to Little Wing ,If 6 was 9. Hendrix is God.
Yep!
UK Loved Hendrix !
That recording contract might just as well have put jimi in a straitjacket , bastards
Yep!
✌️😁👍
Thanks!
I have just finished watching your first two video's. Everything im used to seeing about Jimi after all these years is rubbish an tends to aggravate the hell out of me. I would love it if you shared some persinal information about yourself in the future. You have done a lot of hard, an great work on this early history of Jimi an i thank you for that. After finishing this part two i subscribed an look foward to all your future endovers. PS: I hope you despise Janie Hendrix as much as i do an how she has prostituted his great legacy.
Hey StratCat, thankyou for your kind words!
Janie Hendrix is the greatest thing that has happened to Jimi,kept his music going and made millions.
Jimi was not ' like ' tourist of London .
He was, a tourist of London .
My Bad!
Oh please. I'm always noticing people's language. My former girlfriend was a professional writer.
Just not gotten had not gotten back to your work. I was enjoying those specials. Just debating Republican hillbillies these days!!
Interesting to hear the terms of their contract with Jefferys/Chandler. Screwed as always.
What else!
According to Keith Richard, every single artist he knew, got screwed by their contract.
I'm not surprised!
Keep your eye on the manager, who is already sucking the artists dry.
Always has been, always will be!
Real guitar heroes, not the
video game.
You got it! Cheers
1969-Memphis; Hendrix plays 2 sold out shows (5000 people each); 1970-plays in 11,200 seat coliseum; there were 9000 'empty' seats (only 2000 fans); misunderstood even to the end--
Not sure?
@@BELLY_BUTTON_WINDOW ?
I'm Calling B.S on this .
What ever happened to all those Marshall stacks ??
Sorry, not sure what you're referring too?
T.O.N.E.Y.
Okay!
Jimi signed a 7 year contract in late 1966? He'd be dead before it was a little over half completed.
Correct!
interesting presentation, great archival pics, godawful site name. Pity that people don't realize that collaborate is negative as in 'with the enemy', it should be co-operate. Thanks though
Well said
A young John Mitchell
wear a suit during the early years.
Yep
Was Keith Richard's girlfriend Ushi Obermaier at the club with Ronnie Wood sitting at the table with Jimi Hendrix and Kathy Etchingham ?
Keith Richard's girlfriend at that time was Linda Keith
@@BELLY_BUTTON_WINDOW I am sure you know, that Uschi did have a one-nighter with Jimi in early 1969!
Not read all the comments to see if anyone else said this but iirc Chas tossed a coin to decide whether Mitch or Ainsley Dunbar got the drum seat in the Experience
ha ha posted too soon!
You're spot on! I tell it in Episode 2
True.
@8:45 - remember this face.
Will do!
is this narrated by David Gilmour from Pink Floyd?
No, not the case. Cheers!
Don't just lend all credulity to Kathy's book. Lots of shenanigans in Jimi's orbit. How could Chas get near Jeffries? Schmuck.
Hi Dennis, everyone has an angle. I do plan to address these issue down the track. Thanks for your input and keep watching. Cheers
Who is Jeffries?..Do you mean Jeffery?
@@curbozerboomer1773 - Yes. Frank Michael Jeffery, murderer.
Rest in black power Jimi Hendrix 🖤
Let's keep politics out of it! Thanks for your input.
@@BELLY_BUTTON_WINDOW Yes!...Jimi saw colors in his music, not so much in people. He was beyond mundane politics.
Jesus I get fed up with people describing Jimi as 'a wild man,' or crazy-looking. In what way was he crazy-looking?????
True, but now is now, and then was then. Cheers!
@@BELLY_BUTTON_WINDOW Ooh ... that's good!
@@fingling8Clothes, hair. He rocked up dressed to the nines. The wildness was hyped by Chandler for marketing. He became ‘wild’ when he played.
I disagree. Yes, maybe Chas did that for that purpose, though I think he wouldn't play into that because, in my view, it's racist. I've heard that he was called the Man from Borneo ... but perhaps, in the day, that was considered okay.
Consider the times..you had to be there, to witness the impact!
Something they don't want you to talk about.
Yep!
really interesting...amazing that Jefferies supposedly had Hendrix murdered with a contract that insane. Hendrix didn't have a chance.
I don't buy it! This is the words from 'Catherina': The day before Jimi died, I said to my friend: ‘It feels like something is about to happen...’ The next day it said in the paper that he was dead. So incredibly sad. He lived for his music, but he just wanted to live a normal life, with love, and children, and a wife. Yes, he was unhappy and tired towards the end, but it wasn’t suicide. He was with Monika [Dannemann] when he died, she must have suffered so hard, people accusing her. Those last pictures of her and Jimi in the garden of the hotel, it’s so sweet. When I think of Monika, I want to hug her. Of course he wasn’t murdered, it was an accident."
Of course it was!...But people these days insist on wanting a conspiracy of one sort or another@@BELLY_BUTTON_WINDOW
I would like to know more about the partner of Mike Jeffery and the possible connections to suspicious Jimi's death.
My friend, have much to share on this, but not now! I want to celebrate Jimi's happy and creative ascendancy....ther bad stuff comes latert, SADLY!
@@BELLY_BUTTON_WINDOW Thanks for replying back. Yeah, with all of the previous various forms of info on that subject, I am always left feeling that something was just never quite right during the night of Jimi's death.
Thank you, for actually spelling Mike Jeffery correctly!
the three look like kids...and they were so long ago
Yeah, wild hey!
🤣Where’s is the part where Jimi locked Noel Redding out his dressing room so he could have a ‘Black Panther’ meeting. RIP Jimi
Yes, that comes much later, 1969 if my memory serves me. Keep watching!
Jimi was very aware of racism in America back in the 50's and 60's. Billy Cox once said how Jimi ran for his life when W.H.I.T.E racist chased him through a corn field. Jimi showed great solidarity with the 'Black Panthers' and donated much of his work for their cause including the song Voodoo Child (Slight Return) which he later said was their anthem.
What a horrible rotten contract! It sounds like Jimi, Noel and Mitch didn't have their own lawyer - they just signed the contract offered to them by Chas Chandler and Michael Jeffries.
The contract turned the band members into little more than indentured servants.
It's ludicrous to say that Hendrix was the "highest-paid performer" of the times, when it seems like saying that he had the highest paid producers is more accurate.
Business people rip off creative people on auto-pilot. Publishing contracts for books are almost that bad.
That's how it was!
Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding and Aynsley Dunbar doesn't quite have the same ring to it..
True!
The contract Jeffries & Chandler suckered them into is shameful… contractually committed to ‘not falling ill’… what a CRIME. But they signed it because they trusted Chas. Because of this nauseating situation Hendrix never owned a vehicle, a home, or had more than a few hundred bucks in his pocket. The highest paid rock band on the planet had NOTHING unless it was approved by Jeffries. Jimi’s dad was offered $20,000 by Warner Brothers to settle on his contract claiming it was all it was worth. Thankfully he didn’t, but endured years of hardship & bullshit trying to get what the estate was worth… not to bear fruit until Jimi’s 1/2 sister Jamie took control & fought for it, establishing “Experience Hendrix” as the final arbitrator. Mitch & Noel were deceived into signing away future royalties for $300,000 each in the early 1970s, advised they’d better accept it because the JHE would be an unknown footnote in music within a few more years. WTF?! Chas should’ve known better since Jeffries screwed The Animals so bad it contributed to the original lineup quitting the band! Despite Chas being essential to Jimi’s success & guiding the first 2 albums, he was oblivious to Jimi’s potential & scornful of what Jimi was reaching for in the 3rd album & the plethora of recordings that comprised several posthumous releases. He’s on film claiming Jimi wanted him back producing ‘sensible singles for radio’ before Jimi died… & there’s endless video & interviews that prove Jimi had no intention of resorting to old am radio formula to chart a record, & no need to. Jeffries & Chandler contributed to Jimi’s death by creating a lose-lose situation & frustrating Jimi into excess. They avoided him when he needed help, strangled him financially, & made a fortune off him. It’s unfortunate that Chas wasn’t in the plane that crashed taking Jeffries to final judgement. Screw those guys. And bless Jamie Hendrix for releasing funds to Mitch & Noel so they had some compensation for their work!!
Hey my friend, totally agree with you! However, I would add that, Jimi cared less for money; it was only ever a means to and end....creating better music; and sharing it with the world; for better or worse, Chandler & Jeffery gave him that opportunity; he could of remained no-one playing dive clubs in Greenwich Village, who knows? I always recall Mitch Mitchell when he said, 'Jimi's life was anything but tragic'. Thank you for that contribution, and best wishes!
He cant get sick in the contract ? How does that make sense
Can you believe it!
@@BELLY_BUTTON_WINDOW yes I can because I believe what they were meaning was even if he was throwing up and sick and fever, he had to do the show per contract
Pretty horrible tho yes
Andy Summers lived at Zoot's place but he himself has stated he was not at home when Jimi came round.
That's interesting. The thing is, for most of us who were never there, we can only rely on the accounts of others and, fact is, from time to time they do differ! Memories fade, biographers use creative license, could be many reasons. Thanks for highlighting that. Cheers!
@@BELLY_BUTTON_WINDOW You're welcome and you are absolutely right. I also heard the story many times and was convinced he was there too until I heard him deny it himself. I just looked it up in the incredible 66/67 Day by Day book by Ben Valkhoff and Luigi Garuti where Zoot Money says: 'My guitarist, Andy Summers, was out that day.' He then loaned Jimi one of Andy's guitars (a Telecaster).
Whatever...but Andy did visit Jimi in LA, at TTG studios in 1968...He definitely had at least met Jimi very early on in Britain.
Good observation!@@hesch-tag
@@curbozerboomer1773 Why whatever? It's just telling what really happened. It's a detail, not of huge importance of course but still. I know they met so there is a history between the two but not on that day.
What a f*cking RIP-OFF
of a contract !!
Very true! Have things improved?
You should then know, with streaming, the terms are worse.
We knew Journey when Ansley Dunsbar was their drummer in SF - never realized he was almost in the Experience
Are You Experienced ?
Apparently Jimi & Co were not , at least when it came to music contract and ended up to one of the worst ever .
Think Mafia Pirates
Cool!
I wonder why the knowledge of artists negotiating contracts wasn't passed down from artist who have been screwed over to other musicians? Even if only to vent. I might not even like you but I would say never do this and that. By the mid 60s artists should be getting some basic knowledge of contracts or somebody should have at least never sign one without YOUR personal lawyer. Somebody who you are paying. Passing on knowledge seems to be a big problem with this existence.🙏🏾
2%...? Are you kidding me?? The artist who's creating the songs and doing the performances should get no less than 50%
It hasn't changed to much either! Cheers
Listening to the contract is so cringeworthy .
Reminds me of bob dylans line's
"a very great man once said some people rob you with a fountain pen ,didn take me to long to find out just what he was talking about".
Hi, things were very different then, as terrible as it sounds, it was standard. Cheers!
Producers are so greedy! Jimi, Noel and Mitch should’ve became their own producers and started their own record label.
True, that's why Noel started writing songs, recognizing the benefit of songwriter royalties. As it turns out, he never got paid. Cheers!
@@BELLY_BUTTON_WINDOW I can’t believe my ears, hearing about these things. I do believe don’t get me wrong, it just boggles my mind. What a world this is we live in, good grief!
zero percent boys Sign Here and here and here and ect...
That's how it was!
He should have hired a
better manager better than
Mike Jeffrey.
Unfortunately, not so simple. Cheers!
musician Organ Doner Line 32 of contract.. any gold records are owned by manager Line 33 of contract.. any sentimental musical equipment again owned By said management Line 34 of Contract..Religious Belongings one said Soul of any musician belongs and must be forwarded to said management Line 35 of contract..
Love it!
“Contract”... what a fucking slave deal. Unbelievable.
That's how it was in those days, no joke!
What a ripoff contract
Par for the course in those days. Cheers!
4 years he would be dead that is mad
Hi Wayne, very true!
I resent the narration of this video. I saw the Jimi Hendrix Experience at Maple Leaf Gardens and have followed
him ever since. No-one I have talked to, and everything I have seen and read, ever said Jimi was homosexual.
It's one thing to use old photos, it's another to create a new narration that doesn't reflect the reality of his life.
Hi John, not sure what you are referring to as this has not been suggested in any way, whatsoever!!! Clearly there is some misunderstanding???
@@BELLY_BUTTON_WINDOW Didn't you hear the narrator describe sex with Jimi Hendrix? He does. Am I going to watch this again just to prove it to myself, what I heard and thought when I saw it? No.
@@johnwattdotca John, you are referring to: JIMI MEETS KATHY ETCHINGHAM (I wanted him to be not only my friend but also my lover.) Kathy became his girlfriend.
@@BELLY_BUTTON_WINDOW Thanks for being insistent. I'm not going to comment about that until I watch it again, but I believe you. I know about Kathy Etchingham, going back to when Jimi was alive. I can see myself losing track of the narration while I looked at the visuals. After the concert at Maple Leaf Gardens, Jimi and MItch went to a big downtown hostel that had a stage and band. Hostels were free, spending the night, getting a free fried egg sandwich and an orange in the morning. A friend of mine was at the door and shook Jimi and Mitchs' hands as they came in. I see them as not returning to their hotel rooms because Noel said this onstage. "It's Mothers' Day in England, and if any of you girls want to be a mother you should come to", naming the hotel and his room number. At the hostel, Jimi was asked to play guitar. He said I've been playing guitar all day and feel like playing bass. Belly Button Window is a nice song to learn how to play guitar with Jimi, one rhythm track, three basic chords, repetitive, and one lead track, his most expressive wah-wah use.
@@BELLY_BUTTON_WINDOW I just replied to another of your comments about this. Even if I haven't watched it again to see for myself, I believe you and provided another Jimi story. And that wasn't about the concert.
Hendrix copied dylans hair
Absolutely Don!
Mitch was the perfect drummer for Jimi. The money men in every part of show business are weasels who rob the artists & the music weasels are the worst of them all.
Hi Darryl, totally agree!
Need a different narrator
Why?
Fair comment, it's not everyone's "cup of tea'', but I have to work with what I have. Cheers!
@@BELLY_BUTTON_WINDOW
You did just fine. :)
I never understood the "Clapton is God" thing. Yeah, he was good, but Hendrix was WAY better. Hendrix was the one that got my full attention, not Clapton. I had a few Cream/Clapton/Blind Faith albums, but I also had "every" Hendrix album.
Michael Jefferey was an A__hole. I wonder if he's a relative of Don and Sharon Arden?
Hi james, totally agree with you!
Because, prior to Hendrix turning up in England, when he was still only known to a few NY club goers, Clapton was way out on his own. Just listen to the short solo on the studio version of Spoonful from the first Cream album, recorded summer 1966. Then listen to other guitar from that perio or before. You won’t find anything like it. Clapton influenced everyone, even Hendrix to an extent, though yes Hendrix did bring a lot more to the table shortly after.
@@claymor8241 I agree 100%. Hendrix blew everyone away by using feedback as part of his sound. Before that, musicians deemed feedback as an annoyance !!!
You know what they say: In life, if you're given lemons...make lemonade !!!
Cream live was an absolute beast. Check out some of those videos. Clapton was insane with Cream, Derek & Blind faith until he went full pop with journeyman and was super overrated but nonetheless relevant unlike Page, Blackmore, Iommi etc.
Slowhand Clapton is for the more conservative listener, which is a large group.
Hendrix was experimental and definitely a much more natural player, not polished but brutally honest!
F*ck Michael Jefferey in his grave! the leech,the greaseball, the pimp.
Stalin, Jeffries, Hitler...
Let's not 'jump the shark'.
@@BELLY_BUTTON_WINDOW - I'll not spill the beans BUT as long as idiots keep repeating the vomit story I will keep researching and reporting. Jimi deserves better.
this mofo is saying hendrix was a f... ?
Sorry, not sure what you are alluding to?
Wow, that has to have been one of the worst contracts ever signed, damn... What a rip off.
Pretty standard for those days, believe it or not!
what a horrible postcard pmsl what drugs were thay on
Not sure, I must go back at look at it. Cheers!